The Honorary Consulate of Türkiye in Struga is a volunteer-run office that assists Turkish citizens in North Macedonia; passport and visa applications go to the Turkish Embassy in Skopje.
Contact Details
| Address | Debarski pat bb, 6330 Struga, North Macedonia |
| Telephone | +389 70 205 577 |
| abajraktar@yahoo.com | |
| Head of Mission | Abduraim Bajraktar, Honorary Consul |
Opening Hours
No regular opening hours are published. Contact the consulate by phone or e-mail to arrange a visit.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in Struga
The honorary consulate represents Türkiye in North Macedonia. According to the list of honorary consuls of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of North Macedonia (1 October 2026), the honorary consul is Abduraim Bajraktar. No opening hours are published; arrange a visit in advance. To do so, call +389 70 205 577 or e-mail abajraktar@yahoo.com.
Struga, in the Municipality of Struga, lies about 111 km in a straight line from the centre of Skopje; the nearest airport is Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport (about 5 km), and Skopje International Airport is about 117 km away.
Citizens of Türkiye do not need a visa for short stays in North Macedonia, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of North Macedonia. North Macedonia is not part of the Schengen area and applies its own visa rules.
Which Turkish office issues passports and visas?
Passports and other formal consular services for Turkish citizens are handled by the Turkish Embassy in Skopje.
Contact details of the Turkish Embassy in Skopje, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Slavej Planina bb, 1000 Skopje, North Macedonia
- Telephone: +389 2 3104 710
- Email: embassy.skopje@mfa.gov.tr
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00–12:30 and 14:00–18:00
What can an honorary consul do?
An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by Türkiye and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Turkish citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.
Other consulates and embassies in Struga
3 other countries are represented in Struga: Albania (consulate general), Kosovo (consulate general), Kosovo (honorary).
Closing days
North Macedonia has eleven public holidays for all citizens, among them Orthodox Christmas (7 January), the first day of Ramadan Bayram, Orthodox Easter Monday, Ilinden (2 August) and Independence Day (8 September); when one falls on a Sunday, the following Monday is off. The honorary consulate may also close on Türkiye’s national day (29 October).
Emergency assistance
In North Macedonia, dial 192 for the police, 194 for an ambulance and 193 for the fire brigade (Government of Canada travel information). North Macedonian citizens who need help in Türkiye can contact the Embassy of North Macedonia in Ankara, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of North Macedonia, or the hotline of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of North Macedonia (08:00–22:00, +389 75 273 732, globalsos@mfa.gov.mk).
Turkish missions in North Macedonia
Measured in a straight line from Struga, the nearest other Turkish office is the Honorary Consulate in Skopje (about 110 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Embassy in Skopje (about 110 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Struga.
- Skopje (110 km) – Embassy of Türkiye in North Macedonia
- Skopje (110 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Struga – Honorary Consulate (this page)
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Details checked on 19 October 2026. Sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of North Macedonia – Honorary Consuls (1 October 2026), Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of North Macedonia – Diplomatic List (16 October 2026), Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of North Macedonia – Do you need a visa? / Visa requirements for entering the Republic of North Macedonia, Ministry of Economy and Labour – Programme of non-working days for 2026 (Law on Holidays, Official Gazette 21/98, 18/07), Government of Canada – embassies and consulates: North Macedonia (local emergency services).
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